Translations for „counterfoil“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

counterfoil [ˈkaʊntəfɔıl] N

counterfoil

(支票等的)存根 cúngēn

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English

He always dangled a live crocodile, mythicised as a counterfoil against the evil eye and enemy's reptilian plot.

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This year's edition has been tailored primarily to focus on agriculture as a counterfoil to the dwindling receipts from crude oil.

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Among the 14 excluded were six papers where the perforation was on the counterfoil and not on the ballot paper.

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To complete a transaction, a merchant would use a counterfoil machine to imprint the card's details on a paper slip.

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Minimalism (re) ushers in the major triad (a three-note chord) and revels in its simplicity as a counterfoil to serialism's complexity.

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Detachable coupons in a counterfoil book were issued to the traveller.

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This allows the bass guitar to serve as counterfoil to the main chord progression, often playing higher notes, or electronic sounds.

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There was a noticeable white margin adjacent to the counterfoil.

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